Cut-off saw machine



Feb. 24, 1931 5 DE KQNING 1,793,544

CUT- OFF SAW MACHINE Filed June 3. 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet l [/V l/Z/VTO/, 4

Feb. 24, 1931. A. E. DE KONING 1,793,544

CUT-OFF SAW MACHINE Filed June 5. 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 Feb. 24, 1931. A, 5 DE KONING 1,793,544

CUT-OFF sA'w MACHINE meg 'Jline a 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 In men for Patented 24 1931 i 1,7935 g I VAR-THUR ironrnc-g-orronrnerin, onneon 7 CUT-OFF SAW I Application filed June 3,

invention relates to improvements in cut-off saw machines in which the saw and its-mandrel are carried through the Work upon a pivotallymounted carriage; more 8 particularly tomeans forpropelling such a carriage in its oscillatorymovement by pow er and for controlhnginicely 1ts oper tion. The principal ob ect of my inventlon is to provide for the eflicient operation of a ma 10 chine of this type 1n whlch the saw s driven by a direct connected motor of considerable weight and power," by enhancing the celerity of movement of the carriage beyond that possible the employment of human ef- 1 fort. i v V A second object is to provide means forv dissipating'that portion of the energy, SO imparted to thecarriage by a ource of pow:

, er, not used to propel the saw through the t cut, so that this energy which might: be represented by either, momentumof the saw carriage assembly, or potential energyof a compressed spring, will not operate to en- I hance the speed, or frequency of oscillation 2-? beyond that safe and practicable to control.

A third objectis to provide for a multiplicity of functions of, certain; parts and thereby to conserve floor space, inateriahg.

workmanship and weight; 7 v -50 Other objects and" advantages of my invention are apparent in the following discourse wherein the significance of the reference numerals in the accompanying drawings, detalls of constructlon and operation 85 of a typical device embodying the invention,

and its particular advantages and utility are explained.

Flgure 1 represents a frontview of the complete machine.

Figure 2 represents a view of the energy partly in vertical section.

Figure 3 represents a view in axial section, of a fragment of the device employed to transmit power from amotor to a pivoted sector by the frictional contact therewith" of a driven friction roll. F igure represents a View of the counterweighted bell-crank and fragment of the controlrod attached to the e cent q Spindle one side of the machine tofthe', other. f J

dissipating device partly'rin elevation and illa'tioniship' t e energy dissipating renorrrnn me. war 368,030.

f he ri tio 1 a didr s. Pu ey, m-

pl y to-"r t t i spi d e '11 ne ir ction. 'byan implu'sel'of the control rod, and

in the other directionbythe descent of the counterweight. 1

Figure 5 represents a side view of. the enelevationrwhen the saw is extended;

Figure G'representse vlew of a rockershaft assembly which serves to transmitthe actuating force forthe sawparriage'fmm tire machine. but without the saw blade, in

F gure 7 is adiagram,illustrative of the manner in which va variable forceis derivedv to counterbalance the mass, ofthe saw carriage in" its IILOVGIHQIIPZLbQIlt its pivot.

.. Figure S represents a side view' of the complete machine without the; i saw blade, .when the saw is retracted torvwi'th dra wn fromlthe work, andfa'wo-rk table ofl'the kind employed-with the machine. r V

Figure9 represents a perspective view of a member not otherwise shown in more than one aspect,the function of which will .be

explained subsequently,

- FigurelO representsa plan View of the rocker-shaft 6, and the pivotalmounting of the rod 7., as wellas providing for'thelse- V curance of the, other members in .proper re- 7 A rigid carriage 8. journaleduponthe shaft 5' is limited in its forwardmotion by' a reflecting spring 9 mounted upon the rod 7, pivotallyaattached to thebase 1 and provided with a collar secured at its upper end to retain said spring upon-the rod when engaged by the meinber 10 throughl which the rod passes, and inits backward motion'by levies shown in Fig member 10.

The energy dissipating device represented by Fig.2 consists of a cylinder 12 in the upper part of which a hole 13 (Figures 5 and 8) is drilled to provide communication between the atmosphere and the upper end of the cylinder and to the lower end of which a check valve let is fitted to permit the ingress only of the atinosphereya lower head 15 formed with a cup 16 reflecting spring 17 seating in the cup 16 and extending into a cupped piston 18; an upper head 19 formed with a bracket 20 rigidly supporting the verticalsliderod 21, and through which the piston rod 22 passes; and a head 23 formed -with a slide 24: engaging the slide-rod 21 and supporting the roller 11.",The whole of this assembly is attached rigidly tothe base 1 at the lower head 15.

The assembly, comprisingthe saw" 25 with its mandrel 26, guard 27 and driving motor 28, is rigidly mounted on the carriage 8.

- A second motor 29, hinged at 31 to a supporting frame therefor rigidly secured to the base 1, is belted to the pulley 32 in turn rigidly attached to the friction roll 33. The

pulley 32 with attached friction. roll .33 is journaled upon the eccentric shaft 34; The eccentric shaft 34 is journaled in the frame 30 at each end in which it is actuated in ro tation by the control rod 35m counterweight 36 through the bell-crank 37 rigidly attached to the eccentric shaft 134. V i

A sector 38 pivotally mounted in the frame 30 upon the shaft 39 encompasses the eccentric shaft 34 with its, friction roll 33 and is formed'with a frictional surface inside its rim to engage with the friction roll 33, and an extended portion 40 to support the outer end of a pin :1 rigidly secured to the sector.

This pin' ll, on the sector, engages a slot 42 in the variable lever 43; in turn rigidly mounted on the rocker-shaft 6. Atthe other end of the rocker-shaft 6 a lever 44 is rigidly secured. A'link 45 connects the upper end ,of the lever 44; to-the carriage 8 provided with the'piece 46 rigidlyattached;

comprises a The control mechanism treadle 4:4, pivotally. mounted upon its base 48 formed with two levers 49 and 50 at opposite endsto whichthe control rods 51 and 35 are attached respectively.

A standard 52 secured to the base 1 is the support for the hook 53, formed with a depending lever 54, in turn pivotally connected to the control rod 51. Secured to the carriage 8 is a resilient stop 55 to engage the .hook 53; the element of resiliency being furnished by springs as 56. I

The description of the operation of the machine is confined to a description of the operation of the carriage in its oscillatory movement since the actual cutting-0E of understood, and the peculiarities of this machine lie rather in the means for actuating a swinging carriage (littering from the usual type only in the magnitude of its mass and consequent'variant characteristics of operaion. i

Both motors are set in operation at the outset; the saw and oscillating mechanism running idly when the machine is in the position represented by Figure 8. -When the treadle l? is depressed, the hook 53 is raised to the position shownin Figure '5, releasing the carriage 8 At a slightly later moment, the interval of time being provided for by the relative lengths of the levers involved, the eccent 'ic shaft 3 1 is rotated so as to throw the revolving friction roll 33 into contact with the friction surface of the sector 38 when the latter will be actuated in a counter clockwise direction as considered in that aspect represented in Figures 5 or 8 W Therocker-shaft 6 is'thus actuated in a clockwise direction through the pin l'and variable lever 43, and-the carriage 8. in turn" fthrown forward by the energy transmitted .from the rocker-shaft through the lever 44,

and link 45 assisted by theexten sion of the previously compressed spring 17 (Fig. 2).

When no. out is made'the carriage meets with only theiresistance ofthefriction of the inacliine, and amaj or fraction of the energy thiis imparted to the carriage in the form of titude of the parts represented in Figure 8.

However, neai tl e limit of the backward stroke, the rollerllof thedissipating vice is engaged by the piece 10o'n1the carriage and the piston 18 (Figure 2) is depressed. Compression of both the spring 17 and the air contained within. the cylinder 12occurs in consequence.

That energy stored up in the spring 17 is. again transformed uponth'e; next forward stroke of the carriage, whilst that spent in compressing the air is largely dissipated in the form of heat conducted through and radiated from the cylinder walls and; escaping with the approximately is'otherinally compressed air through normal piston andvalve leakages, this latter 1 displacement being compensa'ted by air drawn into the cylinder through the check valve 14 upon the next forward stroke of the carriagefi Another dissipation of energy ,occursin the movement of through the vent 13 (Figures 5 and 8) into and out of the cylinder above the piston.

*momentum will be reflected by the spring iis ra a-54a It will be apparent thatthe extent of this complement that-used; in: making actual cuts oi mine: the spring lire-returning the piston through .the-lumber-so that when light stock is cut a great amount of energy will he dissi-' pa-ted in this wise, and when nearlyall oi the power is utilized in mail -nga cutyvery much less energy will be thus dissipated since the compression-off the air will not be as pronounced nor for. so, long an interval to thetop ol -the cylinder more quicr; yr

In this wise a more nearly isochronous oscillation of the carriage 1s lnsu-redindependent ortheunriiormity-of the stoclnbeing worked-providin a valuable element of I 7 2D saiety.

When the foot of; the operator is removed 7 from the treadle,contact-o1 the friction roll tion of movement.

with the sector is broken by the descent of the counterweight 36 :iro n-iis elevated position cooperating with the fall of the hoolr 53 to engage the res lient stop 55. when the hook 53 thusengagesthe carriageit will be evidentihat the carriage will be confined to very short oscillations removed from the work table, and whoseenergy will quicklyibc dissipated by the dissipating device.

The particular form,crel ative dimensions, configurationanddlspositlon wlth reference to the direction of the forceofgravity, of the sector 38, the variable lever 43,.the carriage 8, and cooperating partsprovide forseveral Rigidity of the carriag'e '8] to insure the permanenceof-the alignmentofthe saw w th the plane of-its oscillatory movementbeing-a primal requirement ofmachines o t this type, and llglCllty being had at an expense in weight,the:counter-balancmg of the carriage ordinarily involves-the use of weights expens11veto-manuiacture and ship;

ance, identical with the sector, having a greater angular movement. However, at the rate otoscillation'deemed desirablein practice, the velocity of the sector so geared, and of such dimensions as provide for a :prae tic able pressure between the friction-roll 33 and the sector 38, exceeds that possible of retardation by the natural force of gravity in the required time ot'its reversal of'direc- In consequence of vthis peculiarity it is necessary to provide for the slackening'ot the speed of the sector con siderably before it reaches the limit its travel, l v I This characteristic movement'is provided for by the variable lever 43" engaging the pin .41 secured to; the; sector 3.83, the latter V constituting 'a lever-"of fiXed-lengthFigdlsslpatlon of energy will approximately" ure 7 represents. twoeextreme positions {of thisgearing in theasolid and broken lines respectively, whereinthe pin 41" is shown to have approached the. center of oscillation of the variable leve1'43 duringfthe movement from one to the other of thepositionsrepresented, Y

Now, it willbe-evident that as thei'veloci'ty ofthe sector initsupward sweep, at the in: Y

stance of the descending mass oftheoarof the: moving ;-sy's t'em, with major frac= tion of the total energy, represented byythe backward stroke o-fthecarriage, to be dissip ated by thedissipating device without unduehazard to thegearing.v v

this backward position will? not becompletely cati'onof energy beyond that required to impartitsinitial velocity in the forward stroke ,riage; accruing out of the varying capacities of the friction drive to transmit power-gov- ,erned by the, pressure-exerted ,between the triction roll 33f and the sector 38, and hence by thevpressuregoli the operatofis footlup on the tread'le ;,$7. 1 valuable -cha-racteristics of operation and l construction-as follows These tea ures combined with the: special "other gearingjto permit of locating the bulk; oi the machine behind therwork table, comprising the jrocker-shatt "6, clever Mgand link K585 And, also, thecarr1age,-'near: the limit of counterbalanced and will require the appli- L5iconstitutes -asdevice out 0t which accrue certain manifest advantages inico -vistructi-on, a transportat on, and utlhty.

From, these characteristics it will beseen that a'; celerityof movement of i this. heavier carriageassembly, equal tothat ofthelighter belt, driven machines ,wh ose: carriages are 0s- -cil-lated by human effort is attained;

Haui-ng} described my invention What I- c aim is:

1., Incut-oflisaw machinesahaving a power v.

. oscillated saw carriage, an, energy absorbing devicetorengagei saidrcarrlage at. one hmitjof 1 its travel, a reflecting spring to engagefthe;

said carriage attheother limitv of its travel, and an auxil ary means for reflect ng-the said carriage-back against the sald energy absorbing. devicedisposed and. adaptedto, engage the saiducarriage to. prevent the passage .Of

' the saw, bladeacrossthe work table when the sou-rceof power for oscillating said carriage nailed upon an eccentric spindletovengage a sectorsgearedto sa d carr age arhook adapted toengage said carr age to confine 1tsoscilla tiers ear ef-the. ma try/Masada treatlle pica said sector and to the said hook to disengage it from'the said carriage priorly to V the engagement of said rollwith said sector.

' 3. In cut-off saw machines, the combination of an oscillatory saw carriage, a relatively light pendulous counterweight arcuately formedand a friction roll adapted to be engaged by said arcuate portion at the will of the operator, and a variable leverfformed with a slot engaging a pin fixed lILSELlCl counterweight, said variable lever being connected to with. v r 3 4. In cut-ofi saw machines having an oscilsaid saw carriage to move angularly therelatory saw carriage, a counterbalancing system for said carriage comprising a' relatively light, pendulous counterweight provided 1 with a pin, and a'variable lever connected to oscillate with said carriage and formed with a slot to engage said'pin, wherein said engagement of said pin with said slot is disposed betweenthe axes of said variable lever and said counterweight, and fixedly and variably to the axes thereof respectively,-though situated at all times in closer proximity to the axis of said counterbalance than' to the ax'isof said variable lever. I 11 j V 5. In cut-off saw machineshaving an oscillatory saw carriage, the cninbination-of power means for oscillating said saw 'carriagejat V a link, wherein the said engagement of said the will of the operator, a reflecting spring engaging the said carriage at-the end of the working stroke in which it is impelled by said power means, an energy dissipating "device engaging said carriage atthe'end of thereturn stroke in which it is impelled by force of gravity and t-hereflected momentum of said saw carriage initially imparted by said power means and a counterbalancing system for saidsaw carriage comprising a relatively light pendulous counterweight provided with a pin, and avariable lever connected to oscillate with said' carriage and formed with a slot to engage said'pin wherein said engagement of said pin with said slot is disposed between thepaxes ofsaid variable lever and said counterweight, and fixedly and variably related to said axes thereof respectively though situated at all times in closer proximity to the axis of said counterbalance thanto'the axis of said variable lever.

" 6. In cut-off saw machines having a power actuated oscillatory saw carriage, reflecting spring and energy dissipating device to en gage the said carriage at opposite ends of its stroke, a relatively light pendulous counterweight variably geared to said saw carriage through a lever connected to'oscillate with said carriage and formed with a slot engaging a .pin secured to said counterweightand slidable in said slot wherein said counterweight is formed with an internal frictional: surface and a friction r011 driven by power means adapted to engage said surface to actuate said saw carriage;

7. In cut-off saw machines having a power actuatedoscillatory saw carriage, reflecting spring and energy dissipating device to en a pin secured to said counterweight and slid- 7 ablezin said slot wherein said counterweight is formed'with an internal frictional surface, a power driven'friction roll adapted to be engaged or disengaged therewith at the will of the operator, and auxiliary means for 1'e-;=-30

fleeting said carriage back against the said energy dissipating device disposed andadapted to engage said carriage to prevent its passage across the worktable'whensaid power driven friction roll is disengaged from said.

internal frictional surface of said counterweight.

8. In cut-off saw machines having a power oscillated saw carriage, the combination of'a motor driven friction roll, a sector fOI1Il8d-..90

with an internal frictional surface adapted tobe engaged and disengaged by said friction roll at the will of the operator, a lever formed with a slot engaging a pin secured to said sectoiga rocker shaft to which said leveris rigidly fixed,,a second lever also fixed to said rocker shaft and connected to said carriage by pin with said slot is disposed between the axes of said sector and saidlever formed with air-.100

slot, and fixedly and variably related thereto respectively to provide for a greater magnitude of angular motion of the former with respect and in opposite direction to the latter.

strained by said saw carriage at-f extreme limits of its travel, an energy dissipatinggllo device actuated by said carriage on the return stroke thereof together with one of said pair of springs, and a third reflecting spring disposed upon-the carriage adapted to be strained by the engagement ofa hook..115

with suitable cooperating parts thereof to confine the oscillation of" the said carriage to such a small amplitude of movement as will "keep'it clear of the work table, said engagement of said hook being eifected when i the motivating power of said carriage is disconnected therefronn;

10. 111 cut-off saw machines having a power oscillated saw carriage engaging a systemof reflecting springs and an energyk dissipating device, an auxiliary elastic means to constrain said saw carriage to such a small amplitude of movement as will keep it'clear of the work table, said elastic means being engaged by said carriage subsequently-to the 9 disengagement of the powermeans for impelling the said carriage in its cutting stroke r and disengaged priorly to theengagement v of said power means with said saw carriage,

and wherein the controls for engaging and disengaging both said power means for oscillating the carriage and said auxiliary elastic means for restraining the carriage move in synchronism. a

11. A sawing machine comprising, a swinging saw carriage oscillatory betweentwo reflecting devices, an arcuate counterbalance for said carriage, a motor driven friction roll adapted to engage said arouate counterbalance, and an auxiliary reflecting device to arrest the forward motion of the saldcarrlage when the said friction roll is disengaged from the said arcuate counterbalance.

12. In sawing machines having a swinging saw carriage actuated by power means at the will of the'operator, an arcuate counterbalance for the said saw carriage, a friction roll comprised in said power means and means for engaging and disengaging said friction roll with said arcuate counterbalance.

Signed at Portland in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon this 4th day of March, 1930.

ARTHUR E. DE KONING. 

